Jasper Jones is a novel written by Craig Silvey and published in 2009. The book is set in 1965, Corrigan, Western Australia. The book revolves around Charlie Bucktin and Jasper Jones discovering clues on a death of a friend. The film, To Kill a Mockingbird, is a film based off Harper Lee’s novel that was published in 1960. The film revolves around six-year-old Scout Finch, her older brother, Jem, their friend Dill, and Atticus Finch who supports a defendant in court. It is often said that Jasper Jones is the Australian version of To Kill a Mockingbird as the two have characters that are very similar to each other.
Both Jasper Jones and To Kill a Mockingbird share themes of belonging, racism, injustice and prejudice. Each have a character …show more content…
Wesley is a calm and intelligent man who shares his love of books with his son that he loves unconditionally. Wesley is often restrained from being himself as his wife, Ruth, starts to complain about his life choices. Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird, is a father of two children, Scout and Jem. Atticus is well respected lawyer and citizen in Maycomb, Alabama. He is an intelligent and patient man who has good morals and values, he that individual where one can turn to in difficult situations. Charlie often relates his father to Atticus Finch, he sees him as sensible and logical as he describes, “But in order to be useful to Jasper, I had to be even-handed and logical, like Atticus, like my dad” (Silvey, 189), when referring to what he has to become. Both characters are intelligent, strong in their own way and have a great sense of justice. They stand up for what they think is right in crucial times. However, what is different between the two is that Wesley does not often stand up for himself especially when up against his wife just as what Charlie says when he saw the exchange between his parents earlier in the
Both Jasper Jones and To Kill a Mockingbird share themes of belonging, racism, injustice and prejudice. Each have a character …show more content…
Wesley is a calm and intelligent man who shares his love of books with his son that he loves unconditionally. Wesley is often restrained from being himself as his wife, Ruth, starts to complain about his life choices. Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird, is a father of two children, Scout and Jem. Atticus is well respected lawyer and citizen in Maycomb, Alabama. He is an intelligent and patient man who has good morals and values, he that individual where one can turn to in difficult situations. Charlie often relates his father to Atticus Finch, he sees him as sensible and logical as he describes, “But in order to be useful to Jasper, I had to be even-handed and logical, like Atticus, like my dad” (Silvey, 189), when referring to what he has to become. Both characters are intelligent, strong in their own way and have a great sense of justice. They stand up for what they think is right in crucial times. However, what is different between the two is that Wesley does not often stand up for himself especially when up against his wife just as what Charlie says when he saw the exchange between his parents earlier in the